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Ned spoke of having noticed the name of the lawyers on the envelope; the same firm that had written to Frank before. "I can't understand it," declared Bart, as he and his chums went out, in time to see Frank mounting the steps of a building opposite the post-office, where Judge Benton had his office. "I don't know's it's any of our affair," put in Fenn.
So the lovely nook was lost sight of, and for some little time a silence seemed to fall upon all the members of the group, as they continued to trudge along the trail that eventually would fetch them to a road, and after that to a village. Of course our story nears its end, now that we have seen Max and his chums accomplish the object of their search.
At last Hemingway gave up the attempt to learn the name of the party with whom Tip had been talking in Stetson's Alley on this night. Then Tip was led away to a cell. "Come on, fellows," muttered Dick to his chums.
At last, however, disclaiming the thanks offered by Dick & Co., the guests went away in the automobiles that had brought them, while Dick Prescott and his chums prepared to finish out the night's rest.
"There are matches over there," she said, "and candles over the fireplace. For goodness' sake, let's get a regular light, folks. Perhaps that will make us feel more natural." "So say all of us," echoed Amy. "The dark makes everything worse, when you are not well acquainted with a place." Mollie touched a match to the candles, and in the answering flare turned to face her chums.
He was wounded again in last night's fight, but not seriously, and he and I are quite chums. He assures me that he was drugged by a man named José Anacleto, who took his place among the coal-trimmers " "Oh, Miss Maxwell, come quick!" screamed Mrs.
"The shell burst right in front, or to one side of poor Iggy. He was blown into a shell hole, of that I'm pretty sure." "There's a hole a big one, too," said Roger. "But there's no one in it only dead!" and he turned away, for some of those dead were comrades who, the night before, had been in the trenches with him and his chums. But the Khaki Boys were hardened to scenes like this now.
On tiptoe Dick and his chums led the way into the alley, the seniors following just as stealthily. When the freshmen were within thirty feet of the lane Dick Prescott held up his hand, then signed to all hands to make the grand rush forward.
"There's old Quito sitting up now and commencing his everlasting jabbering with the others. See him point to the biplane and then to us, Andy." "Say, the sharp old coon is getting a pointer on us. He's telling his chums right now that the thing we've got stored away in the lazerette is just such a big bird as that going away over yonder. Am I right, Frank?" "You never said a truer thing.
In her own home, as soon as the last bite had been swallowed, they all arose and began to clear away. Kit liked the leisurely way in which things were done; it gave a peaceful atmosphere to the meal. At last the Colonel rose, and Bet and her chums followed him to the drawing room. As Colonel Baxter led the way to the drawing room, he said: "Now girls, have you been real good, today?"
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